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Why is Ukraine so reliant on Starlink and can Europe plug the gap?

World | 2026-10-25 at 05:45 UTC | Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ukraine needs another satellite internet service, but a decent alternative to Elon Musk's network doesn't exist - yet.
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